Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-12

ION. inree justices shall he elected Tor
leld in eigf teen @ hundred and ninety: and
t the gene ssl election held every fourth
ear tneIs after, two Justices shall be elect.
"a ier iui 1 terms OF twelve. years, except
nat IN every twelfth year thereafter, three
Justices hall be elected for full terms. III
he en- Of Justice, or any Justice, becomes
aerme neutly disqualified, 'either mentally
or pm sstcally, to perform the duties OF MS
ofnc =. and such fact is certified TO the Gov
tb' Chief Justice in case OF the disability of
a Justice, tho office of such disqualified
7 lerson becomes Immediately vacant: and
ne shall be paid rstiring salary OF two
for .r the remainder mai der Of his term. II a vacancy
exist or occur In the office OF Justice. he
Governor shall appoint person to nod the
office for the remainder OF the unexpired
term. The Governor shall appoint Justice
to hold office as Justice for the unexpired
term Of the late Chief Justice.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
To propose to the people of the State an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State, relative to the salaries OF the
Judiciary Department.
Resolved, That the Legislature of the State
of California, at its regular session. CON-
mencing on the third day of January, A. d.
eighteen hundred and eighty.seven. two
thirds of all members elected to each of the
favor thereof, hereby propose that section
seventeen, of Article VI, OF the Constitution
of said State, be amended so as to read as
| follows:
Court, and Judges of the Superior Court
shall seyerally, at stated times during their
continuance in office. receive for their
| services, compensation which shall not be
| increased or diminished after their election,
nor during the term for which they shall
have been elected. The salary of the Jus.
tices of the Supreme Court shall be paid by
| the State. One-hslf OF the salary OF each
State; the other half thereof shall be aid
by the county for W. ich he is elected. The
i annual salaries of the Justices of the Su-
preme Court shall he seven thousand hve
hundred dollars (s75Co) each. and the Su,
preme Court Commi. .sioners six thousand
dollars (s600o) each. Until otherwise
changed b, the Legislature. the Superior
| court Judges shall receive an annual salary
of three thousand do lars each, payable
monthly, except the Judges of the CITY and
county OF San Francisco. and the counties
| of Alameda, Los Angeles. SAINTS Clara. Yubs
and Sutter combined. Sacramento. Butte,
Nevada, San Diego. San Bernardino, Co uss
| and Tehame, who shall receive five thou
| sand dollars, and the Judges of the counties
| of rulsre, Monterey. Sonoms and San Joa-
| ouiu shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution 10 propose an amendment TO
section eight, OF Article XI, Of the Con-
| stitution of the State of California, re-
| latinx 10 the framing of a chsrter for
| cities OF more than one hundred thou
| sand inhabitants, and for cities of over
| ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand inhabi ants.
Resolved, That the Legislature of the
State OF California. at its regular session,
| commencing on the third day of January,
/ aiuhtQan hundred and eighty twn
thirds of all the members elected 10 each OF
the two Houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, hereby propose thst sec
ton eight, of Article NJ, Of the Constitu
| ton of said tate, be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section s. Any city containing a popula
tion OF mere than one hundred thousand
inhabitants may frame charter for its own
government consistent with and subject to
causil g Board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall have been for at least five years quail
fled electors thereof to be elected by the
qualified voters of such city, at auy general
or special election, whose duty it shall be
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of such Board. or majority OF
them and returned, one copy thereof to the
oioer Mhoef' of o such city. % and the Other
to the Recorder Of Deeds of the
county. such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily. papers OF
twenty da, S; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mitted TO the qualified electors OF such city,
at q general or special election, and II u ma.
thereat shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be submitted TO the Legislature .or its
approval o. rejection as a whole, without
power of alteration or amendment; and ii
approved by majority vote of the members
ee ected to each House, 1t shall bee c,me the
cha ter of such city. or If such city be CON
| solldated with a county. then of such city
and county. and shall become the organic
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, ana
all tpscial laws inconsistent with such char
1 ter. copy of such charter, certified by he
! Mayor, or chief executive officer, and au-
| tn nticated by the seal of such city, setting
| forth the submission of such charter to the
| electors, and its atlfication by them, shall
be made in duplicate. and deposited, one in
the office OF the Secretary of State. the other,
after being recorded in the office of he Re
corder OF Deeds of the county. among the
judicial notice thereof. The charter SO
ratified may be amended at Intervals of not
less than two years, by proposals therefor,
submitted by legislative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at gen.
eral or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals
and ratified by at least three-fifths Of the
quslifed electors voting thereat, and ap.
proved by the Legislature as herein pro-
vided for the approval of the charter. In
submitting any such charter, or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or PROPOSE
ton may be presented for the choice Of the
without prejudice to others. Amy city
iSa''naS tSan ten thouspsnpa pHpiA and not more more
than one hundred thousand inhabi
rnu, ent, con istent with and subject to th'
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus
, ing a Board of fifteen freeholdeIs, who shall
have been for at least FIVE years qualified
electors thereof. to be elected by the quail
fed voters of said city, at any general O.
special election, whose duty it shall be
within ninety days after such election, tt
prepare aud propose a charter for such city
which shall be signed in duplicate by .ht
members of such Board, or a majority o
them, aud returned. one copy thereofto the
Mayor. or other chief executive of said city
and the other to the Recorder of the county
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
lished in two daily papers of general circu
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion Of
the charter; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication 1t shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF said city
| at a general or special election, and If q
majority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as a whole. without
power OF alteration or amendment, and If
approved by a majority vote of the members
elected TO each House, 1t shall become the
charter of such city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
charter, and any amendments thereof, and
all special laws Inconsistent with such cha r
ter. copy of such charter. certified by the
Mayor, or rchiefexecutfve Officer, and anthem
ticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate an deoosited, one in
the office OF the Secretary OF State, and the
other, after being recorded iu said Recor-
der's office, shall be deposited in the arch
| ives of the city; and thereafter all Courts
| shall take judicial notice of said charter.
| The charter SO ratified may be amended, at
| intervals OF not less than two years, by pro-
posals therefor, submitted by the legislative
authority OF the city to the qualit ed electors
thereof, at a general or special election
held at least sixty days after the publication
| OF such proposals and ratified by at least
| n Of fba oIa